One reason that university students fail to achieve optimally in course work is their lack of reading skills. The higher education student needs to achieve skills appropriate to the involved task in reading. Through diagnosis, it is possible to ascertain weak links in the reading achievement of students. For students to achieve optimally from reading activities in the university curriculum they must develop the following reading skills: (1) reading for securing generalizations; (2) reading to analyze ideas; (3) reading to solve problems; and (4) reading to develop creative thought. (PRA)